Pakistan: 7 customs officials killed in deadly attack despite tight security arrangements for elections
11 months ago

Pakistan: 7 customs officials killed in deadly attack despite tight security arrangements for elections

India TV News  

As Pakistan by-elections are currently underway amid tight security, unknown gunmen killed two customs officers in western Pakistan on Sunday. Attacks, some claimed by the Pakistani Taliban Islamist militant group, have risen, mostly targeting police and security officials. "Three days ago, five officials, including an officer, of the customs department, were killed in a shooting in the same area and the attackers escaped," he said. Pakistan, saying militants have been using Afghan territory to launch attacks, has called on the Taliban to take action and carried out an airstrike last month on Afghan territory.

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Pakistan kills 16 fighters amid rising Afghanistan border tensions
16 hours, 4 minutes ago

Pakistan kills 16 fighters amid rising Afghanistan border tensions

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan says all fighters killed overnight in North Waziristan while urging Afghan government to secure its borders. Pakistan’s army has said its forces killed 16 armed fighters along the country’s western border with Afghanistan. Pakistan has “consistently been asking the Interim Afghan Government to ensure effective border management on their side of the border”, according to an army statement Sunday. …

Pakistani and Afghan forces clash at vital border crossing
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Pakistani and Afghan forces clash at vital border crossing

Al Jazeera  

Afghanistan says one member of its security forces is killed and two injured in overnight clashes at Torkham crossing. At least one person has been killed as Pakistani and Afghan security forces have traded fire at the recently closed main border crossing between the two countries. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs confirmed on Monday that one member of its security …

Pakistani security forces kill 10 militants in a raid near Afghanistan
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Pakistani security forces kill 10 militants in a raid near Afghanistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in the restive northwest near the Afghan border, killing 10 militants, the military said Monday. Meanwhile, a main crossing on the Afghan-Pakistan border remained shut Monday for the third day, officials said, after Pakistan closed the key trade route in a dispute over the construction of a post along the …

Pakistan arrests 30 suspects over attacks in the northwest. 2 officers are killed in the southwest
1 month ago

Pakistan arrests 30 suspects over attacks in the northwest. 2 officers are killed in the southwest

Associated Press  

PARACHINAR, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces raided several villages Thursday in a troubled northwestern region, arresting at least 30 suspects accused of deadly attacks on the country’s troops, police said. The operation was launched days after insurgents attacked aid trucks and killed five soldiers and a truck driver, according to Abbas Majid, a senior police official. In the attack Thursday …

7 killed after militants intercept passenger buses in restive southwestern Pakistan
1 month ago

7 killed after militants intercept passenger buses in restive southwestern Pakistan

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Militants armed with guns intercepted several passenger buses on a highway in the restive southwestern Pakistan late Tuesday night, forcibly removed seven passengers and killed them before fleeing the scene, officials said. Last year, the Baloch Liberation Army separatist group killed dozens of people in three separate attacks on vehicles in Balochistan, which has been the scene …

3 police officers killed in an attack by militants in northwestern Pakistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

3 police officers killed in an attack by militants in northwestern Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A group of militants armed with assault rifles attacked a police post in restive northwestern Pakistan before dawn on Thursday, killing three officers and wounding five before fleeing the scene, police said. The attack occurred in Karak, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, local police official Abbas Khan said. Also overnight, security forces …

Pakistan rocked by killing of 18 soldiers, 4 paramilitary personnel; Munir vows to hunt down 'frenemies'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan rocked by killing of 18 soldiers, 4 paramilitary personnel; Munir vows to hunt down 'frenemies'

India TV News  

Pakistan rocked by killing of 18 soldiers, 4 paramilitary personnel; Munir vows to hunt down 'frenemies' Pakistan faces a two-pronged challenge, led separately by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and Baloch nationalists. After the recent attacks on Pakistani soldiers, Pakistan's Army Chief Munir has vowed to hunt down 'frenemies.' The incident, which occurred in the Dera Ismail Khan district bordering South Waziristan, …

Pakistan PM's 'crush Taliban' message amid border tensions with Afghanistan
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan PM's 'crush Taliban' message amid border tensions with Afghanistan

India Today  

In a resolute address to the Special Investment Facilitation Council's apex committee in Islamabad, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave a stern warning to the Taliban, declaring that the militant group must be "crushed" to ensure the nation's progress. "The Taliban has resurfaced, and we cannot move forward without crushing this menace," Sharif said, acknowledging the mounting toll of terrorism …

At least 10 Taliban fighters killed in Kabul ministry attack as tensions with Pakistan escalate
2 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 10 Taliban fighters killed in Kabul ministry attack as tensions with Pakistan escalate

The Independent  

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Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 in Afghanistan, mostly women, children: Taliban
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 in Afghanistan, mostly women, children: Taliban

Deccan Chronicle  

Peshawar: Pakistan's airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan government, said that six people were also wounded in the Paktika province bordering Pakistan. Meanwhile, in a statement, Mohammad Khurasani, the spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed that 50 people, …

Pakistani airstrike kills at least 46 in Afghanistan as Taliban vows retaliation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistani airstrike kills at least 46 in Afghanistan as Taliban vows retaliation

The Independent  

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Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday, raising fears of further straining relations between the two neighbors. In a statement, it said while a representative of the civilian government of Pakistan was busy in talks with the Afghan officials, the strikes were carried out by Pakistani …

Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children

Politico  

Earlier Wednesday, Mohammad Khurasani, the spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed in a statement that 50 people, including 27 women and children, have died in the strikes. The TTP — a separate group but also a close ally of the Afghan Taliban — also shared photos, alleging they were of children killed during the Pakistani operation. However, …

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says

CNN  

Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters — Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, the Afghan Taliban said, adding it would retaliate. Afghanistan’s foreign office said it had summoned Pakistan’s head of mission in Kabul to deliver a formal protest note to Islamabad on the bombing …

Militants kill 16 security personnel in northwest Pakistan
3 months ago

Militants kill 16 security personnel in northwest Pakistan

The Independent  

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6 Pakistani security personnel killed in a checkpoint attack
3 months, 2 weeks ago

6 Pakistani security personnel killed in a checkpoint attack

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Armed men killed six Pakistani security personnel and wounded seven in a checkpoint attack in the country’s northwest, a police official said Saturday. The assault happened in Kurram district, where fierce sectarian fighting has killed at least 130 people during the past few weeks. Local official Saleem Khan said armed men attacked a Frontier Corps checkpoint in …

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said Thursday, and the same day two schoolchildren were killed when a mortar exploded near them elsewhere in the northwest. The roadside bombing happened Wednesday in South Waziristan district, a former stronghold of the Pakistani …

Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Roadside bomb kills four officers and wounds five others while two schoolchildren are killed in a mortar explosion. A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said. Pakistan’s military in a statement on Thursday confirmed the “martyrdom” of four officers, but said security forces also responded to …

Pakistan Security Forces Kill 6 Militants in Two Shootouts Near Afghan Border
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan Security Forces Kill 6 Militants in Two Shootouts Near Afghan Border

Associated Press  

Pakistani security forces have killed six militants in two shootouts near the Afghan border. A militant commander was killed in the first raid, and five other insurgents were killed in the second raid. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in violence, mostly blamed on the Pakistani Taliban, who are known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP.

Militant attack kills 10 security personnel in northwest Pakistan
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Militant attack kills 10 security personnel in northwest Pakistan

The Independent  

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Pakistani security forces say they killed 8 militants in a raid in the restive northwest
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistani security forces say they killed 8 militants in a raid in the restive northwest

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces killed eight militants in an overnight raid in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the volatile northwestern region that borders Afghanistan, the military said Thursday. Pakistan wants the Afghan Taliban government to stop the TTP from using Afghanistan to launch attacks on Pakistani soil. The Afghan Taliban claim they do not allow …

Bomb targeting convey of foreign diplomats kills policeman in Pakistan and injures four more
6 months ago

Bomb targeting convey of foreign diplomats kills policeman in Pakistan and injures four more

Daily Mail  

A policeman has been killed by an IED blast that targeted a convoy of foreign diplomats travelling in Pakistan. The diplomats were travelling to a tourist area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan and is a base for militant groups, including the Pakistani Taliban. The blast, which left four more injured, occurred at the tourist spot and hill station …

Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest
6 months ago

Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats, killed a policeman and injured four others, an official said Sunday. The diplomats were traveling to a tourist area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan and is a base for militant groups, including the Pakistani Taliban. The blast occurred at the …

8 Afghan Taliban soldiers killed in border clash with Pakistani forces
6 months, 2 weeks ago

8 Afghan Taliban soldiers killed in border clash with Pakistani forces

The Hindu  

At least eight Afghan Taliban soldiers, including two key commanders, have been killed in a fierce clash with the Pakistani security forces in the border region near the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The exchange, which was reported in the Khurram border district of the province over the weekend, also injured 16 Afghan Taliban soldiers. So far, eight Afghan Taliban have …

Pakistan: 8 soldiers killed as terrorists storm check post in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
8 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: 8 soldiers killed as terrorists storm check post in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

Karachi: At least eight soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed in an attack by terrorists on a check post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu area, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations on Tuesday. Islamabad has urged Afghan authorities to take action against terrorist groups operating on its soil, but Kabul has said rising violence in Pakistan is a domestic issue, …

Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents
8 months, 1 week ago

Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents

Hindustan Times  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Security forces raided a hideout of the Pakistani Taliban on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, triggering a shootout that killed four officers and three insurgents, police said. Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} A militant commander, Abdul Rahim, was among …

Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents
8 months, 1 week ago

Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents

Hindustan Times  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Security forces raided a hideout of the Pakistani Taliban on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, triggering a shootout that killed four officers and three insurgents, police said. Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents A militant commander, Abdul Rahim, was among the insurgents killed in …

Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing seven soldiers, including an army captain, the military said, a sign of a surge in militant attacks on security forces. The Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, is a separate group that has been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Afghanistan …

Gunmen ambush vehicle carrying customs officials in northwest Pakistan, killing 4 officers
11 months ago

Gunmen ambush vehicle carrying customs officials in northwest Pakistan, killing 4 officers

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Unidentified gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying officials from the customs department in troubled northwest Pakistan on Thursday evening, killing four of them before fleeing the scene, police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack which happened in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, local police official Nasir Khan said. …

Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan

Hindustan Times  

Quetta, Six security personnel, including a senior police officer, died while 12 militants were killed in separate terror incidents and security operations in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces in the past two days, officials said on Sunday. HT Image The Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistan armed forces, said in the Balochistan province, four militants …

Pakistan: Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan: Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

Quetta: At least six security personnel, including a senior police officer, died while 12 militants were killed in separate terror incidents and security operations in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces in the past two days, officials said on Sunday. The Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistan armed forces, said in the Balochistan province, four militants …

Pakistani trade delegation visits Kabul in sign of easing tensions over cross-border attacks
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistani trade delegation visits Kabul in sign of easing tensions over cross-border attacks

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A delegation from Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce arrived in Kabul on Monday to meet its Afghan counterparts to discuss how to improve trade relations, after tensions have risen over cross-border militant attacks. Last week, Pakistan’s military carried out rare airstrikes against suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside Afghanistan, killing eight people and prompting Afghan forces to return …

A roadside bomb targeting security forces kills 2 soldiers and wounds 15 in Pakistan
1 year ago

A roadside bomb targeting security forces kills 2 soldiers and wounds 15 in Pakistan

Associated Press  

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing two soldiers and wounding 15 others, officials said. The attack happened in Dera Ismail Khan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, said Inayat Ullah, head of the police bomb disposal unit in the region. …

Pakistan’s Gwadar port attacked, eight armed fighters killed
1 year ago

Pakistan’s Gwadar port attacked, eight armed fighters killed

Al Jazeera  

Security forces fought for two hours before the attackers were killed, at a facility that is a showpiece project and is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan’s security forces foiled a major attack in Gwadar, a port city in the southwestern province of Balochistan, when eight armed fighters were killed on Wednesday when they tried to …

Pakistan airstrikes target suspected Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan as tensions grow
1 year ago

Pakistan airstrikes target suspected Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan as tensions grow

The Independent  

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Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistani air strikes on eastern Afghanistan
1 year ago

Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistani air strikes on eastern Afghanistan

New Indian Express  

Eight people, all women and children, were killed on Monday in "reckless" air strikes by the Pakistani military in the border regions of Afghanistan, the Taliban government's spokesman said. Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban government seized power in 2021, with Islamabad claiming militant groups are carrying out regular attacks from the neighbouring country. At …

Attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border kills seven, military says
1 year ago

Attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border kills seven, military says

Al Jazeera  

Assailants used vehicle packed with explosives as well as suicide vests in attack that also involved a shootout. An armed group attacked a military post in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan using a vehicle laden with explosives as well as suicide bombs, killing seven security force members, Pakistan’s military said. Troops responding to the attack on Saturday in …

Pakistan: Five security personnel killed in separate terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Five security personnel killed in separate terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

At least five Pakistani security personnel were killed in two separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, days after 23 soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan, which is considered the deadliest attack on the country's military this year. Subsequently, three policemen were killed and three others injured in a separate terrorist attack …

The Pakistani army kills 4 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan
1 year, 4 months ago

The Pakistani army kills 4 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan security forces killed four militants in a shootout during an overnight raid in the country’s northwest near the border with Afghanistan, the military said Sunday. A military statement said security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Khaisoor area of North Waziristan district, where they exchanged fire with militants. The military said one of the most wanted …

Nine attackers killed in raid on Pakistan air base
1 year, 4 months ago

Nine attackers killed in raid on Pakistan air base

The Hindu  

Pakistan's military said its forces killed nine armed men who attacked an air force training base on Saturday, with a group affiliated with the Pakistan Taliban claiming responsibility. Three men were killed before they entered the base, and three other attackers had been "cornered/isolated", the military said earlier. Armed men stormed the base in the early hours of Saturday morning …

Pakistani army says Taliban guard killed 2 people. UN is concerned over crackdown on Afghan migrants
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistani army says Taliban guard killed 2 people. UN is concerned over crackdown on Afghan migrants

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A Taliban guard opened fire at civilians at a border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two people, including a 12-year-old boy, the Pakistani military said. Pakistan has asked the Afghan Taliban authorities to investigate the “irresponsible and reckless act, apprehend and hand over the culprit to Pakistani authorities,” the military also said. Zabihullah Mujahid, …

Pakistan shuts key border crossing with Afghanistan after guards exchange fire
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan shuts key border crossing with Afghanistan after guards exchange fire

The Hindu  

Pakistani authorities closed a key border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan on September 6 shortly after border guards from the two sides exchanged fire, officials and residents said, in a sign of increasing tensions between the two neighbors. Reasons why the two sides exchanged fire were not immediately made clear, said Nasrullah Khan, an official in Torkham, a town in Pakistan's …

Pakistan Shuts Key Border Crossing with Afghanistan After Guards Exchange Fire
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan Shuts Key Border Crossing with Afghanistan After Guards Exchange Fire

News 18  

Pakistani authorities closed a key border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan on Wednesday shortly after border guards from the two sides exchanged fire, officials and residents said, in a sign of increasing tensions between the two neighbours. Reasons why the two sides exchanged fire were not immediately made clear, said Nasrullah Khan, an official in Torkham, a town in Pakistan’s Khyber …

Pakistani Security Forces Kill 2 Militants After Attack on Chinese Convoy in Balochistan
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistani Security Forces Kill 2 Militants After Attack on Chinese Convoy in Balochistan

News 18  

Two separatist militants were killed Sunday when they attacked a convoy carrying Chinese workers to a Beijing-financed port project in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, officials said. The Balochistan Liberation Army said Sunday two of its fighters died in a “self-sacrificing” attack on a convoy going to Gwadar port in Pakistan’s southwest. China’s consulate in Karachi said it had asked Pakistan to …

Pakistan's Defence Minister says militants attacking his country given refuge in Afghanistan
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan's Defence Minister says militants attacking his country given refuge in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif on July 15 claimed that terrorists involved in bloodshed in his country were getting refuge in neighbouring Afghanistan and that Pakistan would no longer tolerate this. Defence Minister Asif in another tweet said that individuals who attended the assembly during the Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf government and provided briefings to the members, emphasising the advantages of bringing …

Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in separate raids near the border with Afghanistan
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in separate raids near the border with Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan’s military says security forces have raided two militant hideouts in regions near the border with Afghanistan, triggering intense shootouts that left six insurgents dead during the Eid holidays. A military statement said the two raids were conducted earlier on June 30, in Tank and North Waziristan districts on credible intelligence information about intrusion and hiding of militants in the …

Pakistan: 6 policemen killed in road accident in Balochistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan: 6 policemen killed in road accident in Balochistan

Firstpost  

Karachi: Six Pakistani policemen were killed after their vehicle collided with a truck in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The incident took place on the Quetta-Karachi national highway in Wadh area of Balochistan province on Saturday night when a truck coming from the opposite direction hit the police vehicle, killing all six men on the spot, Khuzdar SSP Fahad Khoso said. “The …

Pakistani soldier, 8 terrorists killed during raid in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistani soldier, 8 terrorists killed during raid in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

India Today  

A Pakistani soldier was killed and eight terrorists were eliminated during an overnight raid at a militant hideout in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military has said. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations on Wednesday, an intense exchange of fire took place between the security personnel and terrorists during the intelligence-based operation in the Shinwarsak …

Afghanistan's Taliban reopen key trade route with Pakistan
2 years, 1 month ago

Afghanistan's Taliban reopen key trade route with Pakistan

The Hindu  

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers reopened a key border crossing with Pakistan Thursday, allowing thousands of trucks carrying desperately needed food and other items to creep forward for the first time in days, officials said. The Taliban government said they closed the Torkham border crossing because of Pakistan’s alleged refusal to allow Afghan immigrants and their caretakers to enter Pakistan for medical …

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